The national co-ordinator of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe, has condemned the take-over of the APGA National secretariat by Chief Martin Agbaso and his supporters. Obigwe, in a statement, said: “On Thursday Martin Agbaso in company of policemen broke into APGA national secretariat but when the police realised that Martin Agbaso and his cohorts misled them with false information ,the police hierarchy withdrew policemen from the APGA secretariat and Hon Labaran Maku ,APGA… Read more

NATIONAL Co-ordinator of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe, has accused a factional leader of the party, Chief Martin Agbaso, of plotting to frustrate the re-election of Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano. Obigwe, in a statement yesterday, said the plot would fail. His statement reads: "It is now obvious Martin Agbaso and his cohorts are being used by disgruntled politicians to overheat the polity in APGA and Anambra State. His claim of Court of… Read more

•Says Victor Oye remain suspended The leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has reaffirmed Martin Agbaso as the Acting National Chairman, in accordance with decision of the Court of Appeal which sacked Victor Oye. The party said it was laughable that the Victor Oye-led group was challenging the decision of the court, describing such move as an attempt to ridicule the judiciary in the state. The Appeal Court in Enugu, on July 10, validated a High Court order… Read more

All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chieftain Chief Martin Agbaso is the elder brother of the impeached deputy governor of Imo State, Sir Jude Agbaso. He spoke with reporters in Lagos on the Okorocha Administration, the allegations of bribery against the former deputy governor, the investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other issues. EMMANUEL OLADESU was there. What is the latest on the investigation of the bribery allegation against former Imo State Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso by… Read more

Impeached Deputy Governor of Imo State Jude Agbaso yesterday restated his readiness to serve the people in any capacity. Agbaso, who spoke to reporters in Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government Area, insisted that he will serve the state over and over again, if given the opportunity. He said: “If given the opportunity in the future I will gladly serve my state. It is saddening that when you serve in good faith people will pay you in bad coin. But the… Read more

Imo State House of Assembly Speaker Benjamin Uwajumogu spoke with OKODILI NDIDI on the controversy generated by the impeachment of the former deputy governor, Mr. Jude Agbaso. Was there a plan by the House of Assembly to impeach the former Imo State deputy governor before the controversy? Imo State House of Assembly never at any time thought about impeaching the former deputy governor. That was never on the card. In this state, everybody knows that the executive and… Read more

CJ absent at ceremony Baring all odds, the Imo State Judiciary yesterday, inaugu-rated the seven-man panel constituted by the State Chief Judge, Justice Benjamin Njemanze to probe the allegations of fraud against the deputy governor, Jude Agbaso. Performing the inauguration on Saturday at the secretariat of the Imo Council of Ndi-Eze, Njemanze, represented by one of the State High Court Judges, Justice Goddy Anunihu, charged the members of the panel to carry out their responsibilities without fear or favour. He… Read more

An Owerri High Court yesterday struck out a motion by embattled Imo Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso to stop the impeachment process against him, by the House of Assembly. The Presiding Judge, Justice F.I. Duruohaigwe, said it would be unnecessary to grant the motion, since the applicant was not challenging the impeachment. Agbaso had prayed the court to restrain the state legislature from proceeding with the impeachment process which began last week. He also prayed the court to restrain the Police… Read more

As the plot to shove aside Imo State Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso thickens, Correspondent OKODILI NDIDI writes on the tribulations of an embattled politician caught in the web on 2015 high wire politics. The storm is gathering. The state is polarised over the sensitive issue. There is a big question mark on the move by the Imo State House of Assembly to impeach the Imo State Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso. But, to the lawmakers, there is no going back. Agbaso is… Read more

The Imo State House of Assembly, yesterday adopted alternative means of serving the Deputy Governor, Jude Agbaso, with an impeachment notice after he had evaded service. The House unanimously adopted the motion to serve the deputy governor through newspaper publications. The motion was moved by Mike Ndubuaku of Orlu Constituency and seconded by Acho Ihim of Okigwe Constituency. The motion became necessary after the Clerk of the House, Chris Duru, told the House that all his efforts to serve Agbaso… Read more

Imo State Deputy Governor Jude Agbaso is fighting the political battle of his life. He is being probed by the House of Assembly for alleged bribery. In this interview, Agbaso explains the circumstances leading to his travails. He describes himself as victim of a high level political intrigues ahead of the 2015 governorship election. Deputy Editor, Nation’s Capital, YOMI ODUNUGA, met him. Is it true that you have resigned as thedeputy governor, following the allegation of corrupt practices leveled… Read more

The Imo State House of Assembly yesterday said its indictment of the Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso, for allegedly receiving N458million kickback from a contractor was not politically-motivated. It said media reports that the probe was over the 2015 election was wrong. The House, in a statement by its Chairman, Committee on Information, Acho Ihim, said it was “mischievous, sacrilegious and cheap blackmail” for anybody or group to divert attention from the issues at stake. “For the avoidance of doubt,… Read more